Michael D. Day, Esq.

Michael D. Day, Esq.860.288.5400, Ext. 103mdd@thedayfirm.com

Attorney Day engages in litigation and business law. He has handled and won cases in both state and federal trial and appellate courts in Connecticut and other parts of the country. He previously served as a managing attorney of his firm, and trained numerous attorneys and staff, resulting in a team that set new legal precedent through state and federal litigation.

Michael is AV Preeminent® rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and chosen to Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters. These distinctions are bestowed on less than 5% of practicing attorneys. Michael is a member of the American and Connecticut bar associations, an appointed Special Master, and a graduate of the Syracuse University, College of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Law & Commerce, a member of the Law and Technology Journal, a member of the Moot Court Honor Society, and the recipient of the Gavel Award.

Michael is a married father of two and in his spare time enjoys hiking, astronomy, and birding.

Sample Experience• Handled approximately 80 trials• Handled approximately 65 appeals• Special Master in Connecticut Superior Court• Successfully litigated a family law matter in federal district court under the Hague Convention• Filed a petition for writ of certiorari to the US Supreme Court on issue of first impression• Won family law appeal addressing third-party access to child• Won federal interlocutory appeal in a 42 U.S.C § 1983 matter in the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit (St. Louis, MO)• Won remand of federal appeal addressing issue of first impression in the US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit (Boston, MA)• Won appeals in CT Appellate, CT Supreme Court, US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.